Evarest Maguo
FOUNDEr, president, veterinarian
Evarest is one of the founders of PAWS and also hosts volunteers through the IVHQ volunteering program in Arusha, Tanzania. He has a veterinary practice and has been working as a vet for nearly 30 years. He is passionate about animal welfare and is an active force in Tanzania.
Evarest is a founding member of the Arusha Society for the Protection of Animals, and as part of his work there, he organised and conducted mass dog vaccinations; rural clinics; supervised the clinic and dog kennels; and worked on rehoming and spay and neuter programs.
He has worked with the Meru Animal Welfare Organisation and Mbwa Africa in various areas such as training and workshops, field activities, and strategic planning. He has also presented for Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots’ Program. He has attended training with the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA); and been involved in workshops run by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
In 2017, Evarest translated the Tanzanian Animal Welfare Act from English to Swahili, and this is now used for training purposes.
He is a member of the Tanzania Veterinary Para Professional Association (TAVEPA), having previously been one of the founders and the Assistant Secretary; and he holds a degree in Environmental Science and Masters in Zoology.
Stitching donkey harness padding in a Maasai village near Arusha
At the Mto Wa Mbu Livestock Market
Christina Urso-Cale
founder, secretary
Christina has had a lifelong love of animals, particularly horses and dogs. She spent her childhood at the local stables learning how to care for and ride horses, and has since gone on to own two of her own. She ran a pet minding business for 7 years, looking after domestic pets and farm animals alongside a small team of staff. Christina was founder and President of the Australian Equine Welfare Association, and instigated writing the Tasmanian Equine Welfare Guidelines. They became formally annexed as part of the Tasmanian Animal Welfare Act in 2009. She was also actively involved with the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and with the Australian Government’s ‘Australian Animal Welfare Strategy’ initiative.
Christina’s passion for animal welfare led her to volunteering in Tanzania in 2018, where she fell in love with the stunning landscapes, wildlife and beautiful people. She met Evarest Maguo working on the animal welfare project and began learning more about the animal welfare issues being faced in Tanzania. Christina co-founded PAWS with Evarest , returning to Africa in September 2019 to attend the African Network for Animal Welfare Conference in Ethiopia, volunteer on a Big Cat research project in the Masai Mara of Kenya, and launch PAWS as a charity back in Tanzania. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and raised over $4,500 AUD to set up the organisation. She believes that education is the key to sustainably improving the lives of animals and of the people around them.
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